Vertical Records is an
independent record label
An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels ...
founded by Capercaillie member
Donald Shaw in 2000, based in Glasgow, Scotland.
Releases
The label has predominantly focused on Celtic and roots music, with releases from
Michael McGoldrick
Michael McGoldrick (born 26 November 1971, in Manchester, England) is a folk musician who plays Irish flute, uilleann pipes, low whistle and bodhran. He also plays other instruments such as acoustic guitar, cittern, and mandolin.
Bands
McG ...
(''Fused'', ''Wired'', ''Aurora''),
Shooglenifty
Shooglenifty are a Scottish, Edinburgh-based six-piece Celtic fusion band that tours internationally. The band blends Scottish traditional music with influences ranging from electronica to alternative rock. They contributed to Afro Celt Sound Sy ...
(''Solar Shears''), Harem Scarem (''Fishcake'', ''Storm in a Teacup''),
Karan Casey
Karan Casey (born 1969) is an Irish folk singer, and a former member of the Irish band Solas. She resides in Cork, Ireland.
Early years
Casey was born in Ballyduff Lower, Kilmeaden, County Waterford, Ireland. Her family encouraged her to si ...
(''Distant Shore'', ''Chasing The Sun''),
Karen Matheson
Karen Matheson OBE (born 11 February 1963) is a Scottish folk singer who frequently sings in Gaelic. She is the lead singer of the group Capercaillie and was a member of Dan Ar Braz's group L'Héritage des Celtes, with whom she often sang l ...
(''Downriver''),
Capercaillie
''Tetrao'' is a genus of birds in the grouse subfamily known as capercaillies. They are some of the largest living grouse. Feathers from the bird were used to create the characteristic hat of the bersaglieri, an Italian ace infantry formation.
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(''Roses and Tears''),
Aidan O'Rourke (''Sirius''), but has also released albums by Love and Money frontman
James Grant (''My Thrawn Glory'', ''Holy Love'', ''Strange Flowers'') and Scottish singer-songwriter
Roddy Hart (''Bookmarks'', ''Sign Language'', ''Road of Bones'', ''The Dylan EP'').
Artists
*Aidan O'Rourke
*Altan
*Andrew White
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Breabach
*Buille
*Capercaillie
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Dean Owens
*Dolphin Boy
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Dreamers' Circus
*Marcelo Cuba & Lecter
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Donald Shaw &
Charlie McKerron
*Future Trad Collective
*Harem Scarem
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James Grant
*John McSherry &
Dónal O'Connor
Dónal O'Connor is an Irish multi-instrumentalist, producer and television presenter, producer & director from Ravensdale, County Louth, Ireland. He was a member of Belfast-based Irish traditional groups Ulaid & At First Light and his parents ...
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Karan Casey
Karan Casey (born 1969) is an Irish folk singer, and a former member of the Irish band Solas. She resides in Cork, Ireland.
Early years
Casey was born in Ballyduff Lower, Kilmeaden, County Waterford, Ireland. Her family encouraged her to si ...
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Karen Matheson
Karen Matheson OBE (born 11 February 1963) is a Scottish folk singer who frequently sings in Gaelic. She is the lead singer of the group Capercaillie and was a member of Dan Ar Braz's group L'Héritage des Celtes, with whom she often sang l ...
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Michael McGoldrick
Michael McGoldrick (born 26 November 1971, in Manchester, England) is a folk musician who plays Irish flute, uilleann pipes, low whistle and bodhran. He also plays other instruments such as acoustic guitar, cittern, and mandolin.
Bands
McG ...
*Michael McGoldrick & John McSherry
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Monica Queen
Monica Queen is a singer from Glasgow, Scotland who has collaborated with Belle & Sebastian (e.g., on ''Lazy Line Painter Jane'' from the Lazy Line Painter Jane EP), Chris Coco, James Grant and Jim White, among others. She is listed on the Fire ...
*Mystery Juice
*Nusa
*Patsy Reid
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Roddy Hart
*Róisín Elsafty
*Ross Ainslie &
Jarlath Henderson
Jarlath Henderson (born 1986) is a Northern Irish folk musician. He is best known as an Uilleann piper and singer but also plays the guitar and flute. He was the youngest winner of the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award in 2003. Through his career, h ...
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Shooglenifty
Shooglenifty are a Scottish, Edinburgh-based six-piece Celtic fusion band that tours internationally. The band blends Scottish traditional music with influences ranging from electronica to alternative rock. They contributed to Afro Celt Sound Sy ...
*Sunhoney
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Usher's Island
See also
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List of record labels
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References
External links
Official siteVertical Records at Discogs.com
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British independent record labels
Record labels established in 2001